The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-21

take much pains TO gain Information. Wnat
L write I will try To make interesting |
to the readers of the HERALD. AS 10
climate my experience SO far has been
very enjoyable. ] experienced the coidest
weather the past winter; twice saw the
mercury at q above zero in the morning, In
January and February; same days ut noon
so above zero. March has been warm, mer-
curry 20 $50 above zero. February 7th, COM
menced rain and continued two weeks
showery, four inches rainfall April and
about three more inches rainfall. There mas
been more rain north on the coast. 1t Is an
unusually dry season; grain will be short
crop. do not expect rain after April. Have
six months hot weather. Nights are cool
Eastern men tell me they stand the hot
weather here better than cast.
TIE soil Is varied, even on twenty acre
lots; generally good productions are fruit
trees of various kinds. berries, grapes,
alfalfa, (for hay and pasture) and garden
vegetables of most every description, corn,
beans, potatoes, etc, all these must have
irrigation; wheat, oats and barley grow
without it. o.. ,......
Washington. Oregon and northern Cali.
fornia do not use irrigation to any grelt ex.
tent but are subject to heavy drouth, con-
tiuuooo toihSs oiVCtS, iO6o anu uiuu.
People are emigrating from all parts of the
coast to this valley, and claim for it superb
| GRITTY in most essential points. There is not
as great immigration from the east as is
| generally represented by California papers.
but there Is many visitors in the winter
months, and that is the time of the Pacific
| boom.
The chief enterprise of California Is min
| inp m m, hnrin f.ui md
manufacturing. For this valley, the raisin
grape is taking the lead Of all enterprises
| and is only in its infany. To open the field
| for the laboring man of small means. Sec
| lions are laid off in twenty acre lots, (these
are called columns) and water for irrigation
put TO them; those lots are sold for $1,000
each. 1t takes four years to get paying re.
turns from planting trees or vines; we'll
cultivated vines at five years old will pay
net profit of Sl0O per acre and has never been
known to fail. Fruit orchards are not to be
depended on TO any certainty, any where on
the coast. They have many insect enemies
frost and hot sun to coutend with. Black
and straw berries do well. Alfalfa will
make four cuttings year, and an average
stand will yield two tons of hay per acre
each cutting. and sells from Sc to 81:
|
give pasture t. one COW and horse the veal
round, If properly handeled. Two crops car
be cut the first year sowing. A colony lot o
twenty acres, 4 to years old, can now b.
bought f,r three to five thousand dollars
, according to improvements, viz: Generally
? dive to ten acres of vines, 800 to 1000 frui
trees, three TO ten acres alfalfa, some berries
etc, small house. barn. chicken house anc
! Ri lifchaS for irri at in,
all made. shade trees and shrubsry. 1t make
, a pretty little home and is all one man cal
handle alone; larger lots and more improve
, ments all prices up to sl5O,oO0. man will
, two thousand cash and upwards can buy
good home and do we'll but lie will not b
living in the Garden of Eden. He mus
work. work, work. 800 days in q year, an,
Gun have good society, schools aud churches
S can sell what his place will produce, an
| will pay good round prices for what he buys
taxes are $50 per 500; water ON . acre 10
$40 per year, building material is a highe
t than in Minnesota, holses 500 to 500 each
COWS $50 to $50 each. wagons SIPS, buggies IS
to $3.50, plows $40 TO 500.
u A day laboring man has q poor show
Y make more than a living and live close q
4 that; still labor is sl.50 per day for cop,mo
hands and $3.50 TO 81 COR mechanics. China
men are plenty and work for 81 90 a day an
e board themSef.
D Any man wishing 10 come to the Pacif
: coast and not be badly embarrassed, hom'
sick aud disguised must bring al least S2O(
= cash, then lie has a chance for his life and
t good living Prospects for business men
small means is not very tlattering. for ever
Old Californian that has a few hundred do
lars will put it in some kind of bushes
trade in town. speculation is the Californian
trade. STATE men $50. called here are goin
q to build manufactures aud conduct the agr
cultural enterprises in future. Things al
o changing very fast as eastern Immig rati .
comes in. California is good country fc
those who love O warm climate.
IL. II. NELIE.